Comments | corpsesickle: The Borat Revolution

corpsesickle

The Borat Revolution

Nov 14, 2006 09:40

As I read the Internet news this morning, while I am eating my instant grits and drinking my glass of V-8 Fusion fruit/vegetable drink, I came across an article about the village which stars in his film. Here is the article. I often complain of an American society more willing to sue than settle differences by talking to each other. There seem to ( Read more... )

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veritology November 14 2006, 17:00:45 UTC

I've never seen the movie, but I would have loved to be there to see this:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006520669,00.html

Borat was getting his ass handed to him and House had to save him.

corpsesickle November 14 2006, 17:15:48 UTC

great article....I haven't seen it either. I will probably rent it.

wildfireburning November 15 2006, 22:43:57 UTC

i would characterize the american dream as more people realizing they can make money by suing someone. i would be curious to see what the actual ramifications of this film to that village are and how it has impacted the totality of their lives. i am hard pressed to believe that they were well respected in the world's view until this film depicted them differently.

i dunno - seems a bit overly sensitive to me. it's not like the movie producers forced these people to do anything. they were who they always are.

corpsesickle November 15 2006, 23:25:58 UTC

Your right these people weren't well respected. Maybe that is what made them such an easy target. I don't particularly like some of the gypsy ways of making money when I was traveling Europe. If they could take advantage of you they would. But these people have been persecuted for centuries, including rounded up in death camps during the Nazi Regime. They are trying to survive with what they got like the rest of us. They were foolish to think someone was going to give them handouts, because they were suffering. They have the victim's attitude. My point is that they were used with out a reasonable compensation. I think if the Studio would have said this was a major motion picture then they would have expected more than 5$ or whatever it was. I doubt in the end it will prove to much of a scandal. I was just angry at the fact that it is easy to lie and cheat those in unfortunate and desperate circumstances. If they had given the village $100,000 American Dollars I wouldn't care at all if they sued, but a couple hundred? At what point ( ... )